CCW Carrier shoots self in leg - Denver [MERGED]

This is a discussion on CCW Carrier shoots self in leg - Denver [MERGED] within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Kel-Tec .32 in the pocket. I'm guessing no pocket holster. But if you're going to accidently shoot yourself in the leg, you might as well ...

LAFAYETTE, Colo. -- A visitor at Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette accidentally shot himself with his own weapon when he reached into his pocket for his wallet.

Police said the incident occurred around noon in the hospital cafeteria.

Steve Tapp, 59, was paying for his food when he reached into his right pants pocket and accidentally pulled the trigger to his .32-caliber semi-automatic Kel-Tel brand pistol, Lafayette police Cmdr. Mark Battersby said.

The bullet struck the man in the right thigh.

Hospital security officers followed Tapp to the men's restroom, where he was disarmed, and quickly taken to the hospital's emergency room for treatment.

Lafayette police investigators also took Tapp into custody, for unlawful discharge of a firearm.

"No other guests in the cafeteria were hurt," said hospital spokeswoman Kim Kobel. "Police are on-scene and a full investigation is under way to understand what happened and to ensure the safety of our patients, visitors and staff."

She said she understood the Thornton man had a concealed carry permit.

The facts are indisputable. There is more data supporting the benefits of Conceal Carry than there is supporting global warming. If you choose ignorance, in light of all the evidence, in order to bolster your irrational fear of guns, you are a greater threat to society than any gun owner.

1) Use a holster.
2) If carrying in the pocket, carry nothing other than the gun in the same pocket.

Perhaps doing either one of the above may have prevented this discharge.

+1

Those two things should become as frequently stated as our other "Four Rules". It should be a sticky like the Colt/Clone Function Check thread only under the holsters section. At least that's my feeling.

The facts are indisputable. There is more data supporting the benefits of Conceal Carry than there is supporting global warming. If you choose ignorance, in light of all the evidence, in order to bolster your irrational fear of guns, you are a greater threat to society than any gun owner.

"Run for your life from the man who tells you that money is evil. That sentence is the leper's bell of an approaching looter. So long as men live together on earth and need means to deal with one another-their only substitute, if they abandon money, is the muzzle of a gun."

>>Lafayette police investigators also took Tapp into custody on a charge of unlawfully carrying a weapon, prohibited use of a weapon and reckless endangerment. The Thornton resident told investigators that he always carries the gun with him but does not have a concealed carry permit, Battersby said.

>>Lafayette police investigators also took Tapp into custody on a charge of unlawfully carrying a weapon, prohibited use of a weapon and reckless endangerment. The Thornton resident told investigators that he always carries the gun with him but does not have a concealed carry permit, Battersby said.

Figures. Wonder which story is true.

Anyway, almost all the hospitals around here have the no-guns-sign... I'm just guessing that one did, too.

They updated the story and added this:

"According to Tapp, he had filled out the necessary paperwork to apply for the permit, but had not submitted his application," Battersby said.

When the gun was fired, the cafeteria was busy with the lunchtime crowd.

"There were many people in the area that heard the gunshot, but most were unaware of what had happened. After the gun discharged, Tapp calmly walked away from the area to the restroom, and the weapon remained in his pocket," Battersby said.

I'm guessing that his permit will be declined.

And he calmy walked away from the area to the restroom? That's grace under fire! (sorry... had to be said)

The facts are indisputable. There is more data supporting the benefits of Conceal Carry than there is supporting global warming. If you choose ignorance, in light of all the evidence, in order to bolster your irrational fear of guns, you are a greater threat to society than any gun owner.

"Sure, As long as the machines are workin' and you can call 911. But you take those things away, you throw people in the dark, and you scare the crap out of them; no more rules...You'll see how primitive they can get."